About The Madeleine Brand Show

The Madeleine Brand Show, exclusively on 89.3 KPCC, 89.1 KUOR and 90.3 KVLA, captures the spirit of the West in a conversational, informal, witty style and examines the cultural issues people are buzzing about. Hosted by Madeleine Brand, and produced by Kristen Muller, Steve Proffitt and Sanden Totten, the show includes regular segments like Weird L.A. - highlighting a person, place or thing that you've never heard about, but probably should; Parenting on the Edge - a weekly discussion on the challenges and pitfalls of raising kids; as well as regular contributors like Luke Burbank, Rico Gagliano, Brendan Newnam and John Moe to help dissect culture, technology and business news.

Luke Burbank, host of the radio show and podcast "Too Beautiful to Live," brings us his wrap-up of the week’s awesome and not awesome news.

Greenwood Park, a new bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn, is catering to the parental crowd and allowing children to come into the establishment.

The Insane Clown Posse has threatened to file a lawsuit against the FBI in order to stop them from "violating the rights of Juggalos on the mistaken belief that they are gang members," according to JuggalosFightBack.com. The announcement came over the weekend during their 13th 'Gathering of the Juggalos' festival.

And the Scrabble world is A-B-U-Z-Z with controversy. A young Scrabbler was caught cheating at a national tournament after hiding a pair of blank tiles.